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SueGenevieveThornburghappealsadivorcedecreerenderedinasuitbroughtbyherhusband,ThomasTiptonThornburgh,Sr.Thedecreegrantedherhusbandanabsolutedivorce,custodyoftheirminorchild,dividedtheirmaritalpropertyand,afterasixmonths'hiatus,orderedhertomakecertainchildsupportpayments.  ByhersingleissueonappealMs.ThornburghcontendsthattheTrialCourtwasinerrorinnotgrantingheranewtrialbecauseshedidnotreceiveeffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Specifically,shecontendsthatherattorneydidnotproperlypreparehercasebyfailingtopursuediscoveryprocedures,failingtonotifyinaccordancewithalocalruleopposingcounselofthewitnessessheintendedtocall,whichresultedintheirtestimonybeingexcluded,failingtomakeanofferofproofregardingtheexcludedtestimonyandfailingtoseekacontinuance.  Withoutquestionincriminalcases,ineffectiveassistanceofcounselisapropergroundforgrantingpostconvictionrelief.ThedoctrineisbasedupontheSixthAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,whichgrantsacriminaldefendanttherighttoassistanceofcounsel.Baxterv.Rose,523S.W.2d930(Tenn.1975).Thishasquiteproperlybeenconstruedtomeanassistanceofeffectivecounsel.Beasleyv.UnitedStates,491F.2d687(6thCir.1974).  Thereisnosuchconstitutionalmandateastocivilcases.  WehavebeenunabletofindanyTennesseecaseinpoint,althoughappellatedecisionshavepointedoutthat"adefendantisnotentitledtotheconstitutionalsafeguardsinacivilcasethathehasarighttoinacriminalcase."Everhartv.State,563S.W.2d795(Tenn.Crim.App.1978).Mackv.State,anunpublishedopinionoftheCourtofCriminalAppealsfiledinKnoxvilleonOctober3,1986.  Wehave,however,foundfederalcasesinpoint.InNicholsonv.Rushen,767F.2d1426,1427(1985),the9thCircuitstatedtheRulethusly:     Nicholson'sclaimofineffectiveassistanceofcounselissimilarlyunavailing.Generally,aplaintiffinacivilcasehasnorighttoeffectiveassistanceofcounsel.SeeWolfolkv.Rivera,729F.2d1114,111920(7thCir.1984);Mekdeciv.MerrellNationalLaboratories,711F.2d1510,152223(11thCir.1983);Kushnerv.WinterhurSwissIns.Co.,620F.2d404,408(3dCir.1980);Watsonv.Moss,619F.2d775,776(8thCir.1980).      The9thCircuitagainvisitedthequestioninFriedmanv.StateofArizona,912F.2d328,333(1990),andwasequallysuccinct:     Friedmancontendsthathistrialcounselrenderedhimineffectiveassistance. WerejectFriedman'sineffectiveassistanceofcounselclaim.InacivilcaselikeFriedman's,thereisnorighttoanineffectiveassistanceofcounselclaim.NicholsonvRushen,767F.2d1426,1427(9thCir.1985).      Moreover,weobservethat,aspointedoutbyappellatecounselforMs.Thornburgh,therewasnoofferofproofattrialtodisclosewhattheexcludedtestimonymighthaveshown.Inthisconnection,wealsopointoutthatappellatecounsellikewisedidnotappriseusthesubstanceoftheexcludedevidence,whichprecludesusfromfindingthathadtheevidencebeenadmittedtheresultwouldhavebeendifferent.  Finally,althoughwehold,asageneralrule,thatincivilcasesreliefmaynotbepremiseduponthetheoryofineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,werecognizethattheremaybecaseswherethefactsaresoegregiousthatjusticemayrequiresomerelief.This,however,isnotsuchacase.  FortheforegoingreasonsthejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmedandthecauseremandedforcollectionofcostsbelow.CostsofappealareadjudgedagainstMs.Thornburghandhersureties.      _______________________________      HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.CONCUR:________________________________HerschelP.Franks,J.________________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.